Waikato v Taranaki
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McWhannell is back training so hopefully he is in the team named on Sat.
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1 Ollie Norris (Hautapu)
2 Pita Anae-Ah Sue (Hautapu)
3 George Dyer (Fraser Tech)
4 Laghlan McWhannell (Hautapu)
5 James Tucker (Hamilton Marist)
6 Xavier Saifoloi (University)
7 Patrick McCurran (Fraser Tech)
8 Simon Parker (Hautapu) - Captain
9 Cortez Ratima (Otorohanga)
10 Taha Kemara (Te Awamutu Sports)
11 Daniel Sinkinson (Melville)
12 Austin Anderson (Te Awamutu Sports)
13 Bailyn Sullivan (Hamilton Marist)
14 Gideon Wrampling (Hamilton Old Boys)
15 Liam Coombes-Fabling (Fraser Tech)16 Sean Ralph (Te Awamutu Sports)
17 Ayden Johnstone (Hautapu)
18 Solomone Tukuafu (Hamilton Old Boys)
19 Hamilton Burr (Hautapu)
20 Malachi Wrampling (Hamilton Old Boys)
21 Xavier Roe (Hamilton Old Boys)
22 Quinn Tupaea (Hamilton Old Boys)
23 Tepaea Cook-Savage (Fraser Tech) -
Parker as captain - a surprising choice.
I hope that Marshall is only being rotated/rested as he was very good in Napier.
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From a distance, those Taranaki alternate jerseys look a lot like Wellington's jerseys.
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@Stargazer said in Waikato v Taranaki:
From a distance, those Taranaki alternate jerseys look a lot like Wellington's jerseys.
Even close up
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@Stargazer said in Waikato v Taranaki:
From a distance, those Taranaki alternate jerseys look a lot like Wellington's jerseys.
Maybe it is part of their gameplan as the ones their Development side wore yesterday were a very close resemblance to those worn by the HB Development team. Made for a bit of confusion amongst the supporters in the stand when it was often difficult to tell the teams apart.
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Good team try.
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Great try Waikato. Anderson did well not to have a second attempt. Tucker was in position to play halfback after the long break
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Kini Naholo goes ok?
He the next big thing on the wing?
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Wow, great try to Taranaki. Naholo's 2nd. That kick was very good.
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Dangerous dive from Naholo on the Waikato player.
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Naholo lucky.
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How quick is Lennox..?
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@Steven-Harris Fast, but he was also competing with a forward. No contest.
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Steven Harrisreplied to Stargazer on 20 Aug 2023, 06:13 last edited by Steven Harris 20 Aug 2023, 06:14
@Stargazer was more about where he came from when the kick was made , everyone was pretty flat footed, picked up the spoils for a very good chase
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Waikato are having a bit of a mare.
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Perofeta's kicking hasn't improved.
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Who's the comments guy? Referring to the ref as Dan "Wanger"..surely someone's put him up to that!
Taranaki look the real deal this year. Making up for last years shocker..
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@Stargazer when you consider their roster , if you were a Waikato supporter you have to be very disappointed.
Full credit to Taranaki 4 from 4 and top of the log -
@J77 Isaac Boss , fair to say he struggled
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@Steven-Harris said in Waikato v Taranaki:
@J77 Isaac Boss , fair to say he struggled
I had to laugh.. set piece became set police a few times as well
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@J77 the replacement lock for Taranaki Fiti Sa is a monster , loan player from Canterbury 2.03m 124kgs , only 20 reminds me of Kali Vaipulu very similar in stature and age
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Very disappointed with Waikato. Poor goalkicking from Kemara was again a real momentum loser. Far too many errors in the backs. Can they please start Roe as he seems much sharper than Cortez. And I hope Mitch Jacobson is back too as his leadership is missed.
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@Steven-Harris said in Waikato v Taranaki:
@J77 the replacement lock for Taranaki Fiti Sa is a monster , loan player from Canterbury 2.03m 124kgs , only 20 reminds me of Kali Vaipulu very similar in stature and age
I think Fiti Sa is now maybe on a Chiefs development contract and not a loan player from Canterbury anymore.
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@Chris said in Waikato v Taranaki:
I think Fiti Sa is now maybe on a Chiefs development contract and not a loan player from Canterbury anymore.
Yes, he was the Chiefs U20 captain.
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@Steven-Harris said in Waikato v Taranaki:
@J77 Isaac Boss , fair to say he struggled
Isaac Boss, poached from the Ireland nation of Tokoroa
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So Quinn Tupaea looked good.
Fuck that Strayan arsehole who smashed his knee.
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@ARHS said in Waikato v Taranaki:
Very disappointed with Waikato.
A very flat performance. You can't win games when you lose so many lineouts from poor throwing, and gift tries to the opposition from basic errors. When it looked like Waikato would get themselves back into the game they would concede a quick try.
As I've said before Waikato is sorely needing some size and x-factor in the back three. Sullivan was playing out of position, but he along with LCF and Sinkinson were very poor. The one big plus was Quinn Tupaea's performance in the 2nd half.
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Classic game of one team taking their chances and the other not, some horrible defense from Waikato at the end of the game though.
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@booboo said in Waikato v Taranaki:
So Quinn Tupaea looked good.
Fuck that Strayan arsehole who smashed his knee.
Mate exactly what I was thinking!!! Geez he reminded me what we missed with him being out for the last year, I know it only NPC, but by geez he looked bloody good without overplaying hand!
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@ARHS I think they need to leave Sullivan on the wing and stop moving him back and forwards from centre. I can see him potentially grabbing the 14 jersey for the Canes next year so hopefully he continues to improve.
Naholo looked impressive and seems to be gaining confidence. Again, hopefully he continues that form and nails down the 11 jersey at Super level.
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When Waikato won the NPC title in 2021 the midfield was Wrampling and Sullivan. Obviously neither ALB or Tupaea were available because of AB commitments. Sullivan is a much better centre than a winger but in the current Waikato team there are more options/depth in the midfield, so to get all of them on the field he'll probably play on the right wing.
I'd like to see more of Nordstrom too.
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